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While our roads may be paved with good intentions, do they translate to an easy ride? CW speaks to RTI activists, NGOs, former engineers and audit companies across India and gives you 15 reasons that tell us why Indian roads are the way they are.

Traditional practices have enabled modern sustainable 'pathways' to building! Practice what you preach' is the credo of Gurgaon-based Pathways World School. Its firm conviction in the need for a sustainable habitat is imparted to the 900 students studying there.

According to the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) data, Delhi and Mumbai record highest number of potholes in India. Consider this: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) spent a whooping Rs 57 crore last year on repairing potholes.

An engineering feat, the Jammu-Udhampur Highway project comprised over 8,000 workers and the construction of 76 bridges, viaducts and underpasses, 223 culverts, 10 km of retaining wall, 27 km of breast wall and four twin-tube tunnels, in record time!

The Shairu Gems Factory was built to shine bright - with minimal effect on the environment. ¨When one creates a new building, which involves stages like design, construction and O&M, it is the environment and nature that pay the price,¨ says Siddharth Mehta, Director, Shairu Gems.

The exploitation of Indian construction workers in the Middle East, once a conspiracy of silence, has hit the headlines, hard. Through case studies, CW investigates how bad the problem can get and offers some concrete solutions.

Bombay House, Tata group´s headquarters in Mumbai, is India´s first heritage building to get the IGBC Gold rating. The structure is a landmark, both for its architecture and the mega group it houses. Bombay House, the headquarters of the Tata group in Mumbai